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The Art of Healing: Story, Meaning and Emergency Medicine

MUSE –Summer 2026

ACEP President Defends Emergency Medicine in Op-Ed

A Plan to Help Rural EDs

ACEP Backed Senate Bill Would Help Fund Rural EDs

ACEP Member Janis P. Tupesis, MD, FACEP, Named President-Elect of IFEM

New Mexico ACEP Scores Win for Malpractice Reform

ACGME Will Seek More Input on Proposed Changes to EM Residency Programs

ACEP and EMRA: Residency Program Changes Must Be Inclusive and Transparent

2026 Section of Medical Humanities Writing and Visual Arts Awards

ACEP, ACR and ASA Applaud Final IDR Operations Rule as Major Step Forward for No Surprises Act Implementation

More Than 3.35 Million Health Workers Now Practice in States and Systems That Support Their Mental Health

From Buzzwords to Operations: The Practical Use of Grounded AI Tools for EUS Leaders

The Novel Transgluteal Sciatic Hydrodissection for Sciatica pain in the ED: A Case Report

Hip to It!: The Role of POCUS in Evaluating Pediatric Hip Pathology

ACEP Safety Subcommittee Article: Common POCUS-safety Problems and Solutions

2026 Emergency Medicine POCUS Billing Update: Key Code and Reimbursement Changes

From the Chair

Mental Health Month: Tips for Emergency Physicians

Behind the Work to Get Dr. Bolivar Barrios Home

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar Barrios to be Released from Federal Detention

PeaceHealth Agrees to Extend Services with Eugene Emergency Physicians

VACEP Shapes New Violence Reporting Law

ACEP Responds to the New York Times: Congress Must Hold Insurers Accountable for Underpaying for Care

ACEP-Supported Bill to Ban Non-Competes Passes in Washington

Breaking News: SCCEP to Speak Out to Ban Non-Competes in South Carolina

Just Do It

How To Build Relationships

Joint Statement on Workplace Violence in Healthcare

Joint Statement from the American College of Emergency Physicians and Virginia College of Emergency Physicians on Due Process, Transparency, and Due Diligence in Emergency Medicine Contracting

Statement on the Detention of Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar

Never Give Up

No Experience Necessary

Utah Law Mandates Hospital Violence Reporting

The Emergency Physicians’ House

ACEP - Built on Results

We Can Do Better

Good Law, Bad Behavior

ACEP and Oregon House Majority Leader Discuss Prioritizing Emergency Physician Autonomy

Defending a Good Day’s Work

We Know What’s Best for the Patient

Match Day 2026: EM Reaches All-Time High in Positions Filled

Spring 2026 Newsletter

Patients Expect Us to Be There

ACEP Supports Oregon’s Emergency Physicians

Leading EM Organizations Issue Consensus Statement on Artificial Intelligence in EM

Lorna’s Legacy

ACEP Recognizes Health Workforce Well-Being Day

Doing What’s Right

Growing Opposition to Proposed Limits on Medicare Coverage of a Chronic Pain Treatment

It’s Not a Competition

Patient Safety Carries the Day

The Root of Many Troubles

February 2026 Newsletter (PDF)

A Red Sign Should Mean Something

Ohio ACEP-Supported Opioid Reversal Drug Bill Passes

ACEP Advocacy: New Wins and Strong Momentum

Results Are Louder Than Words

We’ve Got This

The New Normal?

Pain Management and Addiction September 2025 Newsletter

ACEP and Vera Health Partner to Deliver Trusted AI to Emergency Physicians

Disaster Medicine Approved as Recognized Subspecialty

First Framework for EMS and Fire-Rescue Agency Pediatric Readiness Now Available

AI in POCUS: An Overview of the Current Billing and Reimbursement

The pocket Revolution: Handheld POCUS in Undergraduate Medical education

Pearls for the Successful Completion of the Emergency Ultrasound Fellow Research Project

Beyond Breath Sounds: How Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Predicts Pediatric Respiratory Outcomes

Immersive Technologies in Emergency Medicine Education: Integrating Virtual and Augmented Reality into Ultrasound and Simulation Training

Making Sense of the AI Alphabet Soup in POCUS

Extending Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Spaceflight Environments: Implications, Challenges and Workshop Innovation

From the Chair

Connecticut ACEP Launches Boarding Dashboard

ACEP/EMRA Statement on ACGME’s Emergency Medicine Program Length Decision

ACEP Advocacy Win: DEA Issues Long-Awaited EMS “Standing Orders” Final Rule

Updated ACEP Policy Raises Standard for Emergency Physician-Led Care

2026 HHS Funding Update

ACEP Will Not Endorse New Sepsis Guidelines from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign

NYACEP-Supported Law Strengthens ED Security and Violence Prevention

ACEP Advocacy: Advancing Rural Care, Opposing Non-Competes, Fighting Bad Insurer Behavior

Letter from the Chair - January 2026

Participate in EM Wellness Week 2026

Update on ABEM Physician Portal

Clinical Alert: Medical Device Recall - AirLife Broselow Rainbow Tape (7700REA, 7700RE, 7730ALS, 7730IALS)

ACEP Dashboard Helps You Navigate State Advocacy Opportunities

Capitol Rounds: 2025 Policy Wins and 2026 Priorities

ACEP and OpenEvidence Expand Access to Emergency Medicine Resources

ECMO Considerations in the Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Immediate Post-ECPR Management Strategies for the Emergency Physician

ACEP-Endorsed Support Act is Reauthorized

Ohio ACEP Urges State Legislators to Prioritize Emergency Physician-Led Care

The Government Shutdown is Over – What’s New and What’s Next?

Strong Evidence Shows No Link Between Vaccines and Autism

ACEP Responds to the New York Times: Emergency Physicians and Patients Need Systemic Change

“The Pitt” Brings the Realities of Emergency Medicine to a Wider Audience

Now is the Time to Ban Noncompete Agreements for Emergency Physicians

Why Peer Support?

Emergency Physicians: Charting a Course for AI in Health Care

Federal Government Shutdown Update

California ACEP Backs New Law Limiting Corporate Influence in Medicine

Rapid Recognition of Testicular Torsion on Bedside POCUS

Top 5 reasons your paracentesis did not get billed correctly (and how to fix it!)

My, Oh My, It’s an MI! A Clinical Case Demonstrating the Utility of the Transgastric Short Axis View in Resuscitative TEE

Sound Waves & Sirens: Creating a SonOlympics for EMS Teams Without Prior Ultrasound Training

Please join us in applauding our members!

The Use of POCUS for Posterior Tibial Nerve Block: A Step in the Right Direction!

POCUS Elevated 2-Minute Video Challenge

The Importance of Coverage in Emergency Ultrasound Reimbursement

ACEP Ultrasound Safety Subcommittee Reviews New High-Level Disinfection Option

Building POCUS Training Pathways Across Latin America: Lessons from Peru, Chile, and the Dominican Republic

From the Chair

AMA STEPS Forward® Podcast – Eliminating “Pebbles in the Shoe” for Our Emergency Physicians

The Miniature Doubts We Cradle

Un-Clearance

From the Editor - October 2025

From the Chair - October 2025

ACEP Supports Those Affected by Michigan Tragedy

New Analyses Highlight Gaps and Emerging Risks of Health Care Consolidation and the Role of Private Equity in Health Care

National Coalition Improves Access to Mental Health Care for Health Workers

ACEP Endorses Evidence-Based Vaccine Schedules

ACEP Recognizes National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

2025-2026 ACEP Board of Directors Election Results

Overview of the National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee (NEMPAC)

2025 Longevity and Tenure Award Winners

ACEP Releases 2025 Emergency Physician Compensation Report

ACEP Champions Physician Well-Being in Response to AHRQ Report

Artificial Intelligence in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Current and Future Application in Mechanical Circulatory Support

ACEP-Supported Oregon Law Bans Physician Non-Compete Agreements

Harness the Potential of Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Probing the Literature: Aortic Dissection

Subcommittee Update - Pre-Hospital, Austere, and Tactical

Stayin Alive! Stayin Alive! A Clinical Case Demonstrating the Utility of the Mid-Esophageal Long Axis View in Resuscitative TEE

The Thurston County Prehospital POCUS Experience

PEM Subcommittee Updates

More Than Meets The Eye: Advanced Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function

Adapting the RUSH Protocol for Pediatrics

A Career in POCUS UME, Reflections on the Past and What’s to Come. A Conversation with Leaders in Undergraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education

POCUS in Simulation: How to Incorporate and Publish Cases

Recap and Review: Inaugural ACEP Ultrasound Section Fellow Speakers Symposium

From the Chair

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Implications for Emergency Medicine

Proposed CMS Rules Include Medicare Pay Increase, ACEP-Suggested Telehealth Fixes, Boarding Measure

New York ACEP-Supported Bill Would Ease ED Violence Reporting

Refractory Shock

ACEP Urges HHS to Reinstate Vaccine Advisory Panel Members

ACEP Supports Physician Training Pathways for All Emergency Medicine Colleagues

ACEP Joins Legal Fight to Block Cuts to NIH Grants

Reining It In: Xylazine Overdose

ACEP-Supported Bill Would Prohibit Physician Non-Compete Agreements

Acute Liver Failure – A Snapshot Review

Capitol Rounds: ACEP’s Advocacy Update

OR-ACEP Champions New State Law to Keep Corporate Interests Out of Medicine

QIPS Spring Newsletter 2025 (PDF)

Section of Medical Humanities Writing and Visual Arts Awards

New South Carolina Law Requires Physician Onsite in All Hospital EDs

ACEP-Supported Legislation Would Bring Fairness, Due Process to Physicians

ACEP Urges Congress to Reject Harmful Medicaid Cuts

ACEP Pushes Back on Efforts to Cut Student Loan Forgiveness

Congress Takes Strong Step Toward Better Protections for Health Care Workers

Clinical Phenotypes in EM-Critical Care: Bringing Precision Medicine to the ED and ICU

AI in POCUS Quality Assurance: The Pros and Cons

Building on the Basics: Billing Essentials with an emphasis on POCUS

Sonographic Pulse Check in Cardiac Arrest

Harness the Potential of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (or Elevate your clinical practice with Point-of-Care Ultrasound)

Advancing Prehospital Care with Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS): Enhancing Diagnosis and Decision-Making in the Field

HOCUS POCUS – Tips for Calming and Charming Pediatric Patients receiving Point-of-care Ultrasound

Literature Canon Update from the ACEP Ultrasound Fellowship Education Subcommittee: Aorta

Pediatric Interscalene Nerve Block for Shoulder Dislocation and Reduction

"Hot Seat" – with John Kendall for the US component of ABEM Certifying Exam

Fostering Collaboration in Global Emergency Ultrasound Training Programs

Neonatal Lung Ultrasound Safety

From the Chair

ACEP Response to ACGME Proposed Changes to EM Program Requirements

Pain Management and Addiction April 2025 Newsletter

CMS Clarifies Residency Funding Proposal

A Review of Difficult Airway Management Strategies in the Emergency Department

Emergency Physicians Welcome Additional Hospital Reporting Measures on Boarding

New AHRQ Report Highlights Emergency Physician Leadership on Boarding Solutions

Match Results Amplify Enthusiasm for EM

ACGME Releases Proposed Changes to EM Program Requirements

First Site Awarded in ACEP’s ED Accreditation Program

The Use of POCUS for Suspected Paediatric Skull Fractures

POCUSim – Everything Old is New Again

Riders on the Storm: Stellate Ganglion Block for Electrical Storm

Subcommittee Update - Coding & Reimbursement

Review of Educational Products for POCUS in Undergraduate Medical Education- An Industry Round Table

Tips and Tricks for Ultrasound Training in the Austere Environment

Assessment in Ultrasound Education: A Tapestry of Approaches

Recent Ultrasound Fellowship Match Data and Statistics, Looking Back at a Five-Year Trend

Highlighting a Practical Approach to Coding Education with an emphasis on POCUS

Lipliner Artifact Review

Harness the Potential of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (or Elevate your clinical practice with Point-of-Care Ultrasound) - Pericardiocentesis

Literature Canon Update from the ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Education Subcommittee: Obstetrics

PE or PAH: A Clinical Case Demonstrating Importance of Advanced Right Heart Measurements

From the Chair

2023 ACEP International Ambassador Country Report Compilation

ACEP Takes a Stand Against Corporate Overreach

Bridging the Gap to Recovery with Physical Therapy on ECMO

ACEP to NIH: We Must Avoid Gaps in Research Funding

The End of DCPA (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate)